You would really like Panama.The weather is similar to Puerto Viejo...hot and humid with occasional sunny periods.This part of the world gets a lot of rain.I,m staying in old Panama amidst old churches,mansions hotels and apartments all splendid in their architecture but in varying states of decay and renovation.Its beautifully weird.I have been eating in one of the most coolest restaurants I have ever seen...old and lots of character....aptly named Cafe Coca Cola.Such a great mix of people...Indians,blacks mestizos artists travellers you name it.It reminds me of that crazy restaurant on route 66...you know...the one we saw the movie about and have the CD on. Anyway today I went to the Miraflora Locks and watched container ships navigate the Panama canal locks.I couldn't,t tear myself away and got soaking wet watching and taking pictures.Yesterday I went to Taboga Island 20kms off the coast...an old island pirate hangout with a small colourful town with one narrow winding street and bountiful flowers and butterflies.I saw a tarantula a few snakes and one of those small bright green with black spots poisonous frogs.I went for a walk out of town into the forest and met a Panamanian family...woman and her boyfriend plus her retired father and together we hiked for four hours up to a lookout .Unfortunately we could barely see Panama city through the mist and then we got drenched in a down our...just like Manzanilla.This part of the world is really wet but the temperature is hot and you soon dry out.
Anyway...I'm signing off now.
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